Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-06-29
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.
q Practical and Valuable Address By m
Experienced PhysIctan.

Experienced Physician.
DIR. Ogden Backus gave a "medical talk''
recently on Medical aud Surgical E.ner-
Fnncios." Tho remarks, according 20 the
Utica On. Y Hrdd, were illustrated by
various articles and by living subject.
DR.. D1ckus thought IL very probabI, that
sOmo Of his hearers may be called upon 20
ret In some emergency such as those OF
which no talked, cases OF drowning, pois-
oning, choking aud the like. There ;, he
said, lam ntable ignorance Of anatomy
and physiology on the part Of most peo-
pic. Men study every thing except
themselves. Asa consequences qrackery
and patent medicines flourish. II is not
nm uncommon thing TO have patients
brought TO hospitals In ariiculo mortis,
their chances much impaired by the igno-
rance Of relatives and friends.
Artificial res aspiration was tho first topic
discussed. II should be employed when a
yCrson has been suffocGtcd by drowning,
hanging or the Inhalation OF noxious va
pors.
The Sylvester process OF artificial respi.
ration Is the best Tho person who is 20
DO treat d should have tho clothing cut
away from the neck and waist as soon as
possible. All mucous should be cleaned
out OF the mouth. The tongue should be
pulled forward upon the check. Tho body
should be laid upon the back, with block
of wood under the shoulders; thea rub the
body with strokes toward the heart. The
body should be kept perfectly warm.
Don't roll the patient on a barrel or hold
him up by the heels
Sherman Jones played the ro!o OF body
Just rccoycrod from the Erie cnnal, and
the doctor illustrated tho methods OF in
ducing respiration by drawing up the
arms 70 expand the chest and pushing
them back 20 contract tho sama. The
arms should DO liftei till they are ia q
straight limo with thu boly and the hands
above tho head; and the process should
thon DO reversed. This should be done
eighteen or twenty timos n minute. In
the former movement an assistant should
pross tho patieht on the stomach, u help
An the expulsion OF the air from tho lungs.
Artificial respiration should bo kept up
Tor at Toast an hour, or, II thought best
Tor two hours. The same treatment as in
the o,so ofdrowning Is applicable 10 cases
OF hanging AMI nsphyxiA Tue doctor
claimed tn at hanging Is an easy and simple
Wdv OF dc tth. aud not AZ all tho cruel
thing that II IL so often represented
The checking OF hemorrhage, venous,
ortorial or capillary, was next considered.
TnO second form il tho most DISASTROUS.
and Ia really recognized by the bright
scarlet color Of the blood and the spirting,
intermittent flow.
DR.. Backus ILLUSTRATED on tho same
model a. before, tho proper methods OF
checking hcmorrhago by means OF pres.
sure In the case Of wound in the
brachial artery pressure should be ap-
Piled TO tho large muscle and the adjacent
artery on tho under part OF tho arm.
In case OF poisoned wounds made by
rusiy-nails, or tho bite OF rabid amin ais,
en0kes, otc, tho immediate treatment ia
20 wash thoroughly, 20 apply tho lips, and
remove the virus by suction and thou TO
cautcrzS the wound with hot POKER or
burning stick.
In case OF poisoning by nitrate OF silver
give tho victim salt DR.. Backus Illus.
tratcl the chemical reaction by which the
poison aud It's antiloto form an insolu bic
and harmless precipitate Of chloride OF
silver.
Oxalic acid when taken into the human
stomach may DO neutralizcd by lime taken
from the plasiering or the walls. For oil
mineral acids, nitric, muriatic, etc, take
the alkalios, carbonate OF lime, magnesia,
common soap, and follow by u mucilagin.
Gus drink
For poisoning by allSalos use mild acids,
ms vinegar. Poinouing from lead is com
mon. Its antidoto is EPSON salts. For
arsenic, In any form, the most available
antidote Ia sweet OIL butter or milk. For
opium, very common poison, the treat
ment should DO active. An emetic should
To given, such as mustard water. The
patient should DO kept awake by plenty OF
strong coffee. Ho should be walked about,
but should not DO exhausted 10y this
means. The main object Is TO keep the
reaT iratOry center in tho brain at work
In all cases OF poisoning vomiting should
be produced as soon as possible.
Burns are often attended with tho great
est danger. Don't attempt to save the
clothing In getting IL OF OF n burnt por-
ton OF tho body Cut IL away. Exclude
the atmosphere from the wounds as thor
ourhly Ms possible. Euvclop tho wound
in thick layer OF cotton, saturated with
l,nsc,d or sweet oil, or oil and lard In
equal parts.
In cases OF syncope get tho patient in a
position with the head lower than the
shoulders Lot him inhllo ammonia or
something similar. DIP plato in hot
wntor and place IL over the heart
In transporting persons who have re-
ccivcd fracturc1, the broken bone should
always be bounl up temporarily bsfore
the patient Is moved. lie should DO moved
on shutter or litter, not In n carriage.
Tho arm, II broken, should be bent at the
elbow, the hand placed against the chest
and firmly bound by a band passing
around the neck
In conclusion, said the doctor, keep cool
A Mo may depend on what you do, and
your presence OF mind. Exercise COM
mon sense, and remember that prompt
and efficient action will do great good,
aud will AFFORD you an infinite pleasure In
the remembrance OF after life.
"
George Gould n Model Benedict.